November 5th, 2009
Stumbled upon a Gladwell essay I’d missed from a couple months back, this labored indictment of Atticus Finch. It’s a little like the moot court game where 3L students retry Shylock, only without the legal sophistication. Of particular note, however, is the part where Gladwell seems to suggest that Mayella Ewell is the first modern sex-positive feminist.
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